A Financial Planner provides two main benefits to clients: knowledge and implementation. The knowledge, such as information about investing, taxes, estate planning, and insurance, you can learn on your own - if you have the time and interest to do so. Implementation is more difficult, and it can help to have someone to keep you prioritize, keep you motivated, and provide regular checkups to ensure you're heading in the direction you want to be. Check out this one-page summary quantifying the value of financial planning advice (from Michael Kitces, Nerd's Eye View, www.kitces.com).

Fee-only financial advice means the only fees I accept come from you, the client. I don’t get paid for recommending a certain investment, or take a commission from selling insurance. This significantly reduces conflicts of interest, and lets me focus on what’s most important: the right decision for you.

No. The introductory consultation is free.

As a member of the XY Planning Network, I took a Fiduciary Oath to act in good faith and in the best interest of clients. Many advisers are not held to a fiduciary standard and are only required to make sure a recommendation is “suitable." Whether you decide to work with me or not, you should ask any financial planner you are considering if they are a fiduciary.

Absolutely. I currently have clients in 16 states across the country.